Imingcwabo nokuthi yini okudingeka uyazi
Kulezi zinsuku kunenqwaba yokufa kwabantu ezingozini, ukugula, impi, ukubulawa kwabantu, ukukhishwa kwezisu nokunye okuningi. Abafileyo abakwazi ukuzwa noma ukukhuluma nawe. Umzimba ukhona kodwa umphefumulo nomoya kuphumile; ngokukaMshu. 12: 7, “Khona-ke uthuli luzobuyela emhlabathini njengoba lwalunjalo: umoya ubuyele kuNkulunkulu owawunikayo.” Kunesizungu njengalapho ubafaka emhlabathini bese bonke behamba. Uma usemhlabeni, uphilile futhi mhlawumbe uyazigqaja, uyakhohlwa ukuthi uze kuleli zwe unqunu futhi uzoshiya lo mhlaba ngaphandle kokuthatha lutho. Akekho ohamba nawe. Akekho umuntu ofile oke asayine isheke, ahlole ibhalansi ye-akhawunti yakhe noma ashayele isandla sakhe. Uhambo olunjani ongalusho; kodwa hhayi uma wazi iqiniso lezwi likaNkulunkulu; ngoba izingelosi ziza zithwale abalungile ziye epharadesi.
Kunemicimbi eminingi yabalandeli, ukukhala, ukujabula, imikhosi, ukudla, ukudansa nokuphuza lapho kufa umuntu. Lokhu kuvame ukuncika eminyakeni yabo, isimo sabo, ukuthandwa kwabo nokunye okuningi. Abanye abanakho kwalokhu futhi ngisho namalungu omndeni akanayo. Abanye bafa benesizungu futhi belahliwe. Abanye bafela ezibhedlela, emakhaya, emlilweni njll. Ekugcineni inyama isala yodwa ethuneni. Ekholweni ithemba alinamahloni, (Rom. 5: 5-12). Ikholwa linethemba ngale kwethuna, kusho imiBhalo eNgcwele.
Iqiniso lokufa litholakala kuLuka. 16: 19-22, “Kwase kwenzeka ukuthi ompofu wafa, wathwalwa yizingelosi, wasiwa esifubeni sika-Abrahama (namuhla yiPharadesi). Lokhu kusebenza kuphela kumakholwa eqiniso afela eNkosini uJesu Kristu. Futhi isicebi safa sangcwatshwa, (laba yilabo abafa bengamukeli noma bekholwa eNkosini uJesu Kristu). Azikho izingelosi ezithunyelwa ukuthwala abantu abanjalo. Yenza ukukhetha kwakho ukuthi kwenzekani kuwe uma ufa. Labo abashonile badlule esigabeni sokuqala sohambo. Kungaba ukuthi uthwalwa yizingelosi uye epharadesi ngaphezulu noma umane ungcwatshwe bese uya esihogweni ngaphansi komhlaba. Kokubili isihogo nepharadesi kuyizindawo zokulinda; enye yalabo abenqaba uJesu Kristu (isihogo) kanti enye indawo enhle yalabo abaphenduka ezonweni zabo futhi bamukela uJesu Kristu njengeNkosi noMsindisi, (ipharadesi). Isihogo yindawo yokulinda yohambo oluya echibini lomlilo; kanti ipharadesi liyindawo yokulinda endleleni eya ezulwini, iJerusalema elisha likaNkulunkulu.
Njengoba silila noma sigubha ngesikhathi somngcwabo kubaluleke kakhulu ukuzihlola. Futhi ukukhumbula ukuthi ngabe umuntu ofile wayethwalwa yizingelosi wayiswa epharadesi noma wavele wangcwatshwa. Konke kuncike ekutheni abafileyo benzani ngezono zabo besaphila. Baphendukile futhi baphilela uKristu noma bahlala esonweni futhi bakhazimulisa uSathane ngokungcolisa umphefumulo wabo nekusasa labo. Izikhathi zokugcina zempilo yomuntu zibaluleke kakhulu ngoba isoni sisengakhala kuNkulunkulu, khumbula isela eliphendukile esiphambanweni ngokubethelwa kukaJesu Kristu. Emizuzwini yokugcina yethuba, isela lamukela uJesu, (Luka 23: 39-43). Uma izingelosi zingafikanga ukuzokuthwala, konke okulindele wuhambo lwesizungu futhi uhlala esihogweni; akunandaba izindumiso nemikhosi esemuva kwakho emhlabeni.
Isigaba esilandelayo yisikhathi sokucabanga lapho ufika lapho ulinde khona. Esihogweni kuzoba ukugcwaliseka okungazelelwe kwamathuba alahlekile, ukuzisola, ukungaphatheki kahle, ubuhlungu nokunye okuningi, ngokubambisana nabantu abadabukile. Akukho ukujabula noma ukuhleka lapho ngoba sekwephuze kakhulu ukuphenduka nokwenza izikhalazo. Umuntu osepharadesi unokuthula. Futhi ngokubambisana nabanye abangcwele bangempela, ngakho-ke akukho ukuzisola, akukho lusizi noma ukukhala. Injabulo ayichazeki konke okudlule emhlabeni kusuliwe ekukhumbuleni kwakho. Akunandawo yosizi. Izingelosi zigcwele yonke indawo.
Emingcwabeni, abantu emhlabeni, labo abasesihogweni nalabo abasepharadesi banezimpawu ezihlukile. Emhlabeni ukubonakaliswa kuvame ukuxubana; abantu badabukile, bethukile, futhi abaqinisekile futhi abanye banokuthokoza okuthile. Abaningi namuhla bangabahambi bamasonto, abathi bangamaKristu kodwa abazihlanganisi noKristu. Emngcwabeni wabo abantu abanaso isiqiniseko sokuthi baye kuphi nokuthi izingelosi zike zafika zabathwala. Abanye bacabanga ukuthi lapho umuntu efa yilokho kuphela, lokhu kungamanga, ungakhohliswa. IBhayibheli lithi kumiselwe abantu ukuba bafe kanye kodwa emva kwalesi sahlulelo, (Heb. 9:27).
Labo abasesihogweni bamukela abantu abasha abeza kubo ekufeni: Futhi bayazi ukuthi abantu abanjalo balahleka besesemhlabeni. Lokhu kwenzeka ngokwenqaba isipho sikaNkulunkulu sesono; kumuntu kaJesu Kristu. Abantu emhlabeni emngcwabeni abanalo nhlobo ulwazi lokuthi umuntu wayephila kanjani nokuthi baphelela esihogweni. Akunandaba noma ngabe banconywa futhi bagujwa kangakanani emngcwabeni, kepha uJesu Kristu iNkosi unezwi lokugcina. Uma uya esihogweni uzozithola uphakamisa ikhanda lakho ukubona ukuthi ulahlekile; awuzange wamukele isipho samahhala sikaNkulunkulu. Akunandaba ukuthi izifiso ezinhle zigezwa kanjani emngcwabeni womuntu.
Noma kunjalo, labo abaseparadesi, lapho abafile kuKristu befika, bazi ngokuqinisekile ukuthi wenze ukuthula noNkulunkulu: futhi ubuyele ekhaya ukuphumula ngokuthula okuphelele. Akunandaba ukuthi kwenzekani kuwe emhlabeni, ukunconywa noma ukuhlukunyezwa emngcwabeni womuntu. Abantu emhlabeni abangenawo umqondo kaKristu ngeke bazi kahle ukuthi bangacabanga kanjani kahle lapho ungahle ube khona. Kepha labo abanomqondo kaKristu bazi kahle lapho kungenzeka uye khona; isihogo noma ipharadesi ngokuya ngobufakazi bomuntu ngenkathi esaphila emhlabeni. Yingakho kubalulekile ukuthi wonke umuntu emhlabeni aqiniseke ngobudlelwano bakhe noJesu Kristu emhlabeni. Yenza ukubizwa nokukhethwa kwakho kuqiniseke ngokukholwa emsebenzini ophelile kaKristu esiphambanweni.
Abantu abanikele ngezimpilo zabo kuJesu Kristu, ngokuphenduka noma ngabe bayaphila noma basepharadesi banethemba: ngokwezwi likaNkulunkulu. UPaul wabhala ku-1st Thes. 4: 13-18 mayelana nabaphilayo nabafileyo noDan. U-12: 2 uphinde wathi, "Futhi abaningi babo abalele othulini lomhlaba bazovuka, abanye bavukele ekuphileni okuphakade abanye ehlazweni." Lokhu kukhombisa ukuthi kuza ihora lokuphendula phambi kukaNkulunkulu.
Emingcwabeni, gcina lezi zinto engqondweni bese ucabanga ukuthi wena noma umuntu omaziyo angagcina kuphi. Isihogo nechibi lomlilo; noma ipharadesi nezulu. Tshela abantu ukuthi baphenduke futhi bamukele iNkosi uJesu Kristu njengoMsindisi noNkulunkulu. Leyo ukuphela kwendlela yokuqiniseka ukuthi umuntu uyaphi akunandaba noma ngabe hlobo luni lomngcwabo. Abafileyo abasekho futhi izindawo abangahambeli kuzo azibuyiseki. Uma ufile namuhla, kungenzeka kube nomngcwabo wakho; kepha ngokweqiniso uyazi ukuthi uzochitha nini ingunaphakade. Uyazi ukuthi abantu obuyile emingcwabeni yabo baye kuphi? Ngabe ubasizile baya lapho futhi wake wabatshela umehluko phakathi kwazo zombili izindawo nokuthi ungafika kanjani endaweni ngayinye. Iyiphi indima oyidlalile ezimpilweni zabantu nasendaweni yabo yokugcina? Umngcwabo yisikhathi sokucabanga ngezinto, ungahle ube ngumzimba olele lapho, sekwephuze kakhulu.
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